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Hampton-based Fisher Scientific reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings at the close of the market on Tuesday, causing its stock to jump more than 7 percent. The firm - which specializes in health and laboratory equipment -- reported $1.4 billion…

White Mountains Insurance Group’s major subsidiary is expanding its coverage, both geographically and in scope. OneBeacon Insurance Group announced on Monday that it would begin offering liability insurance to smaller banks and attorney offices. The coverage will target community banks…

The New Hampshire Retirement System’s board of trustees voted yesterday to end an $8 million investment with Pine Street Advisors, one of the funds that its former chairman, - Edward Theobald, had financial dealings with. The reason for ending the…

A summer-long study commission last week advised letting landline phone companies with 25,000 or fewer customers negotiate alternative regulations with the state Public Utilities Commission. The goal is to level their playing field with fast-moving and unregulated wireless, satellite and…

A University Center, anchored by Granite State College, is the latest piece in downtown Claremont’s revitalization. The center is an outgrowth of an initiative developed at an April economic forum in Claremont hosted by Gov. John Lynch. The center, at…

The U. S. Small Business Administration has opened a Business Assistance Center in Keene to help businesses affected by recent flooding. The center, located at the Keene Recreation Center, 312 Washington St., will be open from 2 to 8 p.m.…

List broker Millard Group of Peterborough has been acquired by infoUSA, an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of business and consumer information with over $340 million in 2004 sales. Sale price was not disclosed. The acquisition represents part of infoUSA’s consolidation strategy…

The Timberland Company, the Stratham-based designer and manufacturer of outdoor footwear and apparel, has entered into a purchase agreement with SmartWool Corporation of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a maker of performance socks, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. Timberland…

The rising cost of home heating is keeping phones ringing at insulation contractors throughout the Granite State. "It’s seasonal. We always see an increase in demand this time of year, but the demand this year is higher than years past,"…

Continental Industries of Hinsdale lied to federal investigators about export shipment of military parts, according to a U.S. attorney’s criminal summons filed in federal court on November 3. The charges spring from a three-year investigation into two companies - one…